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Skills

MATLAB
R
ArcGIS Pro
QGIS

Disclaimer

Made with the R package pagedown.

The source code is available at github.com/nstrayer/cv.

Last updated on 2019-10-22.

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Shannon Ricci

Interests: data analysis, data visualization, marine benthic biology and ecology, conservation, invertebrate fisheries, passive acoustics, informal environmental science education

Education

PhD Student, Geospatial Analytics

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2022 - 2018

  • Working on characterization and interpretation of marine soundscapes
  • Advisor: Dr. DelWayne Bohnenstiehl

M.S., Biological Oceanography

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2015 - 2013

  • Thesis: Spatiotemporal soundscape patterns and processes in an estuarine reserve
  • Advisor: Dr. David Eggleston

B.S., Marine Science, Marine Biology concentration

University of Maine

Orono, ME

2012 - 2008

  • Thesis: Salinity tolerance of the oyster mudworm Polydora websteri

Research Experience

PhD Dissertation Research

Geophysics & Acoustics Lab

North Carolina State University

2020 - 2018

  • Develop automated acoustic data processing techniques
  • Characterize and interprete marine soundscapes

Research Technician

Marine Ecology & Conservation Lab

North Carolina State University

2018 - 2016

  • Processed, analyzed, synthesized, and published soundscape and other group research
  • Assisted with the design and analysis of a variety of lab group research projects
  • Mentored incoming students in soundscape data analysis techniques

MS Thesis Research

Marine Ecology & Conservation Lab

North Carolina State University

2015 - 2013

  • North Carolina Sea Grant/NC Coastal Reserve Coastal Research Fellow
  • Field: Designed and performed soundscape characterization of NC Coastal Reserve
  • Lab: Designed and perfomed experiments investigating oyster settlement response to habitat associated sound

Graduate Research Assistant

Marine Ecology & Conservation Lab

North Carolina State University

2015 - 2013

  • Assited with lab and field experiements including: oyster restoration monitoring, fouling organism study, modeling larval dispersal of deep-sea larvae

Student Laboratory/Research Technician

University of Maine

Orono, ME

2012 - 2009

  • Assisted with lab and field projects investigating how injury level in marine worms impacts food web dynamics in mudflats
  • Conducted lab-based experiment to treat an infestation of marine worms in local aquacultured oysters
  • Advisors: Dr. Sara Lindsay, Dr. Paul Rawson, Mick Devin

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates

University of Delaware

Lewes, DE

2011

  • Project: Spawning site characteristics of horsehoe crabs along two beaches in the DE Inland Bays
  • Advisor: Dr. Doug Miller

Teaching & Outreach Experience

I am passionate about science communication and enjoy translating results to non-scientists.

SciREN

Science Research and Education Network

N/A

2018 - 2014

  • Developed standards-aligned lesson plans for teachers based on research

Beyond Show and Tell Workshop

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2016

  • Co-instructor (Dr. Holly Menninger)
  • Taught communications skills to faculty and graduate students
  • Assisted in development of research inspired hands-on activities for NC Science Festival Events

Introduction to Oceanography (Lab)

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2015 - 2013

  • TA
  • Designed lesson plans on Ocean Acoustics and Marine Bioacoustics
  • Revised lab lecture PowerPoints to improve sutdent learning

Engaging the Public in Science

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Raleigh, NC

2015 - 2014

  • Program participant
  • Learned to more effecitively communicate scientific research to a variety of audiences through a series of classes and workshops

Environmental Eduacation Intern

Smithsonian Environmental Education Center (SERC)

Edgewater, MD

2013

  • Led PreK - 8, scout groups, and public environmental education programs about estuaries and wetlands
  • Created informational displays for the center highlighting SERC research and opportunities
  • Maintained data collected by school groups for future use by students and teachers

Education Intern

Center for the Urban River

Yonkers, NY

2013 - 2012

  • Assited educators with programs (seining, marsh scavenger hunt, water clean-up, fish identification) for student and scout groups
  • Formerly Beczak Environmental Education Center

Publications

Fish community structure, habitat complexity, and soundscape characteristics of patch reefs in a tropical, back-reef system

Marine Ecology Progress Series

N/A

2019

  • Lyon RP, Eggleston DB, Bohnenstiehl DR, Layman CA, Ricci SW, Allgeier JE

Investigating the utility of ecoacoustic metrics in marine soundscapes

Journal of Ecoacoustics

N/A

2018

  • Bohnenstiehl DR, Caretti O, Lyon RP, Ricci SW, Eggleston DB

Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) boatwhistle call detection and patterns within a large-scale oyster restoration site

PLoS ONE

N/A

2017

  • Ricci SW, Bohnenstiehl DR, Eggleston DB, Kellogg ML, Lyon RP

Use of underwater soundscapes to characterize nocturnal fish behavior and habitat use within a complex mosaic of estuarine habitats.

Bulletin of Marine Science

N/A

2017

  • Ricci SW, Eggleston DB, Bohnenstiehl DR

Temporal soundscape patterns and processes in an estuarine reserve

Marine Ecology Progress Series

N/A

2016

  • Ricci SW, Eggleston DB, Bohnenstiehl DR, Lillis A

Selected Posters & Talks

Community Engagement

Triangle Science and Technology Expo - exhibitor

N/A

N/A

2017 - 2016

  • Presenter

Sustainability Symposium, presenter

North Carolina State University

N/A

2016

  • Presenter:

Meet the Scientist, presenter

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

N/A

2015

  • Presenter:

Science Day, presenter

Fletcher Academy

N/A

2015

  • Presenter

Sound in the Sea Day, presenter

Duke University Marine Lab

N/A

2014

  • Presenter

National Ocean Sciences Bowl

N/A

N/A

2014

  • Volunteer: Blue Heron Bowl, Nor’easter Bowl

Family Science Day, presenter

Morehead Planetarium

N/A

2013

  • Presenter: Wetlands activity

Selected Press (By)

Music in the Marsh: Summer Soundscapes of the Rachel Carson Reserve1

Coastwatch, NC Sea Grant

N/A

2015

  • Popular science article about my master’s thesis research characterizing underwater sound in an estuarine reserve